Soft-fold collar



Feb. 24. 1925. I

W. BARKER, JR

SOFT FOLD COLLAR Filed July 20, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb.

w. BARKER, JR

SQFT FOLD COLLAR Filed July 20. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventar;

Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

WILLIAM BARKER, JR, OF TQ OY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO LION COLLARS' & SHIRT Inc, or may, NEW Yong; .A coaroe a'crron or new YORK.

sar -r9 setter- K IZZ whom it may concern.

e i known that l L AM BARK R, J r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Renssela'er and State of New York, have invented new anduse f l lmpre ii il s Soft-Fo Col a s O which the following is a specification.

R nc may be nd to th wi mpanr ing drawings, a'ndthe reference characters marked thereon, which forin a part ofthis specification, Similar characters refer "to similar parts in the several figures therein. This n e ti n i applicab e to c ll of r s k ds and i mor p rt ul ly pplicable to soft fold-collars.

The principal object of the invention is to m ke a ll r o l r member i a 'na ine to conveniently and economically form the complete collar or one of its members of an integral piece of woven fabric, 1

Other objects of the invention will appear in connection with the following descrip tion. 1

Fig. 1 of the drawings a plan View of a blank cut from an integral piece of fabric adapted for use in the manufactureof a soft foldrcollar in accordance with my invention. i i 7' Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cut edge of the top of the collar provided with a stitched binding byfloverseaming said edge. Fig. ,3 is a vertical c iossrsection of the same taken on the broken line 33 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2 86 showing the edges of the blank, including said bound edge of the top, inturned.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the inturned edges of the top of the collar stitched to the body-portion of the top independently 40 of the binding stitching, and showing the band-portion of the collar completed by stitching to the band-portion of the folded blank shown in Fig. 4, a band-facing with inturned edges.

Fig. 6 is a cross-section of an end tabportion of the completed collar taken on the broken line 66 in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a similar view taken on the broken line 77 in Fig. 5 through the band and top of the collar.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2, brokenaway, illustrating another method of applying a stitched binding to the cut-edge of the top of the collar.

Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-section of the of the fabric portion of the cut-edge of the band being 1 provided with a stitched binding inturned;

I ljai'e shown in Fig. 1 a blank cut from an integral web o ffabric of the general shape o asst; ld-9 1 M la d Q t t'. a O a area greaterthan that of the finished collar y he re o mater a t be i i i-" ed a e th e ge s th blan i he p 'ra i f of aking h c l ar- I 'Foii'cei'tain purposes of. the invention said blank be made "of any desired fabric, but I prefer to employ a fabric woven'either as a single'ply fabric or as a multiple ply fabric in an integral piece.

*Prelimin'ary to folding this blank to the proper size and form for the finished collar, I apply to certain cut-edges of'the blank a stitched binding whereby the cut threads prevented from, fraying or raveling,

' In I have shown such a stitched binding applied to the cutQedges of the topportion, 1, of the blanlgthe stitched binding being inthe form' of "an overseam or catstitc'hing, I then place the blank in an ordinary folding machine and inturn all the edges of the blank including the edges of the top bound by the stitched binding, 2, to the form shown in Fig. 4, which form is that of the finished collar.

The inturned edges of the top-portion, 1, shown at 3 in Fig. 4, are then secured by one or more lines of stitching, 4, to the body of the top-portion, 1, independently of the binding stitching by which the cut-edge of the top is prevented from fraying or ravelmg.

In completing the manufacture of the collar from the folded blank shown in Fig 00 4, wherein the cut-edges of the band-portion, 5, of the blank are simply inturned as shown at 6, and not provided with a stitched binding, I superimpose upon the band-portion of the blank a band-facing ply, 7 of fabric, inturned along its edges and secure the same by stitching, 8, in the usual manner Chf stitching together the plies of a collar ban The band is then provided with buttonholes, 9, in the usual manner to complete the collar.

As thus made the top-portion, 1, of the collar may be folded over upon the band in the usual manner to make a fold collar; and when so folded and worn, all part-s of the collar exposed to view present a finished appearance with no indication that the topportion, 1, is made of a single integral piece of material.

In Figs. 8 and 9, I have shown the cutedge of the top-portion of the blank provided with a stitched binding in the form of a tape, 10, folded over the cut-edge and secured by stitching, 11.

After the edge of the top-portion of the blank as shown in Fig. 1, has been provided with the stitched binding tape, 10, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the manufacture of the collar is completed in the same manner as with the blank shownin Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention the manner of finishing the cut-edge of the blank by providing the same with a stitched binding and then inturning the edge may be employed with respect to the cut-edges ofthe top member, 1, or the band member, 5, orboth.

In Fig. 10 I have shown the blank finished in the manner above described by providing the same with a stitched binding and inturning the bound edge except at the buttonholed ends of the band-portion whereat I have applied facings, 12, stitched to the body-portion of the band to cover and conceal the inturned edges of the tab ends of the band which are more less exposed to view in use, thus giving to said ends the appearance of an ordinary soft fold-collar.

In this construction the bottom edge of the band is finished by astitched binding and inturning the bound edge, as above described with respect to the cut-edges of the top-portion, 1.

In employing a binding in the form of the tape, 10, I prefer to cut the binding on the bias from woven fabric.

That I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A collar including a band member and a top member, said band member having inturned edges. at the ends thereof, and fac ings with inturned edges stitched to the band members at the ends thereof, the inturned edges of said band member being concealed by said facings.

2. A collar including a band member and atop member formed of a single piece of fabric, said band member having inturned edges at the ends thereof and facings with inturned edges stitched to the band member s at the ends thereof, the inturned edges of said band member being concealed by said facings.

3. A collar including a band member and a top member formed integral with each other, and having inturned edges on all sides stitched to the body of the collar, said inturned edges being exposed except at the ends of the band member whereat they are concealed by facings with inturned edges-,- stitched to the body of the band member.

4. A collar including a band member and a topmember, and having inturned edges on all sides stitched to the body of the 7 collar, facings with inturned edges stitched; to the body of the band member at the ends therof, said first inturned edges being exposed except at the ends of the band member whereat they are concealed by said fac- 30 lngs. 5.:

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of July, 1921.

- WILLIAM BARKER, JR. 

